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The monthly service, MEL Kids, visually translates difficult-to-understand science concepts through hands-on experiments, an accompanying illustrated comic book and a lesson delivered via augmented reality app.
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New science-education subscription service for kids
21 Aug 2019 -
Seeking welder with 'golden arm,' developer turns to cobot system
01 May 2019 -
Listen to a Bit of Space History
15 Nov 2018 -
Watch: 13 Ocean Solutions for Climate Change
04 Oct 2018 -
A First for Flat Lenses: Full-Color Imaging
03 Oct 2018
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Video: Nuclear power plant plans are now open source
04 Mar 2020Source: S. HimmelsteinDesigns for a small-scale 100 MW pressurized water reactor that could be built in two years for just $300 million are publicly accessible. -
Why do cables fail?
04 Mar 2020Discover how you can prevent unplanned downtime by avoiding these six causes of cable failure. -
Video: Materials solutions drive EV battery assembly efficiency
03 Mar 2020Source: S. HimmelsteinThe materials can advance high-volume electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing operations with short cycle times and process flexibility. -
Team develops wearable device that camouflages the wearer
03 Mar 2020Source: Marie DonlonA team of researchers from the University of California San Diego has created a wearable device that makes the wearer imperceptible to heat-detecting sensors, such as those built into night vision goggles, even during ambient temperature changes. -
Inductive sensors based on eddy currents for displacement, distance, and position
03 Mar 2020Ideal for harsh industrial environments: dirt, pressure, temperature. Benefits: high linearity, resolution and temperature stability. -
New epoxy hardens when one section is exposed to light
02 Mar 2020Source: Siobhan TreacyResearchers from TU Wein created a special formula for epoxy resins transforms within seconds just by applying light. -
Watch magnetized microbots automate microfluidic assays
02 Mar 2020Source: S. HimmelsteinTiny ferrobots about 2 mm in diameter can coordinate and expedite the manipulation of fluid droplets as required in medical diagnostic assays, drug development and other uses. -
Watch: Smithsonian Institution launches open access image digital database
28 Feb 2020Source: S. HimmelsteinAn online platform launched by the Smithsonian Institution now provides public access to almost three million high-resolution 2D and 3D images. -
Watch: Life-extension craft docks with first satellite customer
28 Feb 2020Source: S. HimmelsteinIntelsat 901, a communications satellite running low on fuel, docked with Northrop’s Mission Extension Vehicle to receive life extension services. -
Video: OnRobot launches 3-finger electric gripper for cylindrical objects
28 Feb 2020Source: Engineering360 News DeskThe gripper makes previously hard-to-automate precision handling of cylindrical parts easy to program and deploy and provides flexibility for a wide range of part sizes. -
Watch how drones take on rebar tying tasks
27 Feb 2020Source: S. HimmelsteinManual rebar tying tasks can now give way to a more modern solution: Drones that automate the process for concrete flatwork and other slabs. -
Team creates single motor aquatic robot
27 Feb 2020Source: Marie DonlonA team from the University of Pennsylvania’s General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Lab has developed a single motor aquatic robot. -
Johns Hopkins engineers develop snake robot for search and rescue
27 Feb 2020Source: Marie DonlonEngineers at Johns Hopkins University have developed a snake robot that can navigate difficult terrain to potentially perform functions associated with search and rescue missions. -
MIT CSAIL develops technology to help autonomous vehicles navigate snow, rain
26 Feb 2020Source: Marie DonlonResearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) have developed a technique to enable autonomous vehicles to navigate through rain and snow. -
Algorithm enables driverless cars to avoid bottlenecks, collisions
25 Feb 2020Source: Marie DonlonResearchers from Northwestern University have created a decentralized algorithm to enable autonomous vehicles to avoid traffic jams and collisions. -
Video: ABB launches Asset Performance Management solutions for power transformers
25 Feb 2020Source: Engineering360 News DeskThe software solution for asset owners is designed to enhance the operational performance of power transformers and lower the total cost of ownership. -
Watch: Soft robot gently handles jellyfish to keep them calm
25 Feb 2020Source: Siobhan TreacyResearchers from the American Museum of National History found that soft robotic fingers can be used to conduct undersea research without stressing out delicate deep-sea animals. -
Tokamak Energy accelerates the development of fusion power
25 Feb 2020Tokamak Energy is tackling one of mankind's biggest engineering challenges. The world-leading innovative company uses Siemens Digital Industries Software in a quest to create fusion power. -
Watch: New fuel-efficient rocket engine design for spacecraft
24 Feb 2020Source: S. HimmelsteinThe rotating detonation engine is propelled by shock waves in a thrust mechanism that eliminates the need for many conventional engine components. -
New ecoglue can hold up to 90 kg
24 Feb 2020Source: Siobhan TreacyResearchers from Aalto University, University of Tokyo, Sichuan University and the University of British Columbia have created an ecofriendly adhesive made from plant-derived cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs).